2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup final

The 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup final was the rugby league match to determine the winner of the 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup, played between the two finalists on 19 November 2022 at Old Trafford in Manchester, England.

2021 (2021) Women's Rugby League World Cup final  ()
Australia
Australia		 New Zealand
New Zealand
(ARL) (NZRL)
54 4
12 Total
NZL 2024 54
AUS 04 4
Date19 November 2022
StadiumOld Trafford
LocationManchester, England
Player of the MatchAli Brigginshaw
RefereeBelinda Sharpe (Australia)
Attendance67,502[lower-alpha 1]
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters

Background
Main article: 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup

Venue
Main article: Old Trafford
Outside Old Trafford ahead of hosting the Women's World Cup final for the first time
Australia team members with the 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup

Old Trafford hosted the Women's World Cup final for the first time. The ground has hosted the men's final twice in 2000, 2013, and hosted the 2021 Men's Final as well.[1][2] It was confirmed as the venue to host the final on 10 June 2020, when the fixture for the event was released.[3]

The ground is often used for major rugby league matches, being the primary venue for the annual Super League Grand Final, which is the championship-deciding game of Britain's Super League competition, and top-tier test matches such as the Kangaroo tour and the now-defunct Four Nations.[4]

The ground is the home stadium of English football team Manchester United, and has a capacity of 74,310,[5] which makes it the largest club football stadium (second-largest football stadium overall after Wembley Stadium, and third largest on total with the rugby union Twickenham Stadium coming in second) in the United Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest in Europe.[6]

Route to the final

Australia
Group Stage
Semi Final

New Zealand
Group Stage
Semi Final

Match
19 November 2022
13:15 GMT (UTC±00:00)
 Australia 54–4  New Zealand
Tries: Sergis (2) 4', 51'
Kelly (2) 14', 35'
Robinson 26'
Tonegato 48'
Aiken 56'
Cherrington (2) 66', 69'
Pelite 72'
Goals: Brigginshaw (2/5) 6', 70'
Brown (5/5) 36', 49', 52', 57', 67'
 Report
 Tries: Bartlett 64'
Goals: R. McGregor (0/1)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 67,502
Referee: Belinda Sharpe (Australia)
Touch judges: Wyatt Raymond (Australia), Darian Furner (Australia)
Player of the Match: Ali Brigginshaw (Australia)
Team details
AustraliaPositionNew Zealand
NameNumberNumberName
Samantha Bremner2Fullback1Nicholls-Pualau
Julia Robinson10Wing3Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly
Jessica Sergis11Centre24Mele Hufanga
Isabelle Kelly5Centre4Page McGregor
Evania Pelite24Wing5Madison Bartlett
Tarryn Aiken12Stand off/Five eighth15Abigail Roache
Ali Brigginshaw3Scrum half/Half back7Raecene McGregor
Shannon Mato23Prop forward23Brianna Clark
Keeley Davis8Hooker9Krystal Rota
Kennedy Cherrington16Prop forward10Annetta Nu'uausala
Yasmin Clydsdale18Second row11Roxy Murdoch-Masila
Kezie Apps1Second row12Amber Hall
Simaima Taufa4Loose forward/Lock forward13Georgia Hale
Lauren Brown14Interchange14Nita Maynard
Emma Tonegato6Interchange8Mya Hill-Moana
Shaylee Bent13Interchange18Otesa Pule
Caitlan Johnston20Interchange17Christyl Stowers
Brad DonaldCoachRicky Henry
PotM Ali Brigginshaw being interviewed after the game

Post match

Men's final
Main article: 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup final

The women's final was played as a double header men's final for the first time in the tournament's history.

See also

Notes
  1. Joint attendance figure with the Men's final

References
  1. "Australia win epic World Cup final". 25 November 2000. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. "New Zealand 2 Australia 34: match report". Daily Telegraph. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  3. "Manchester to host World Cup finals". BBC Sport. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. "Old Trafford extends Grand Final deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  5. "Old Trafford". premierleague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  6. "Manchester Sightseeing Bus Tours". Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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